Deneb, one of the most luminous stars as viewed from Earth, has a solar mass of 20 and solar radii of 250Which of the following accurately describes the star Deneb?Deneb is 250 times farther away than the Sun.Deneb has 250 times the mass of the Sun.Deneb is 20 times the mass of the Sun.Deneb has 20 times the volume of the Sun.
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Deneb, one of the most luminous stars as viewed from Earth, has a solar mass of 20 and solar radii of 250Which of the following accurately describes the star Deneb?Deneb is 250 times farther away than the Sun.Deneb has 250 times the mass of the Sun.Deneb is 20 times the mass of the Sun.Deneb has 20 times the volume of the Sun.
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Deneb is 20 times the mass of the Sun.
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